You are the project manager of the NHQ project. This project is currently running about 15 percent
behind schedule and the management has asked you to rectify the problem. You have elected to
crash the project. What does this term mean?
A.
Reject all proposed change requests for the project.
B.
Add resources to the project work.
C.
Add cost to the project budget.
D.
Cut non-value added activities to the project.
Explanation:
Crashing means that the project manager will add resources to the project to complete effort-driven activities in the project. This schedule compression technique adds costs to the project.
What is crashing? Crashing is a schedule compression technique to obtain the greatest amount of
compression for the least incremental cost. Crashing works for activities where additional
resources will shorten the duration. Approving overtime, bringing in additional resources, paying to
expedite delivery to activities on the critical path are examples of crashing.
Answer option C is incorrect. Crashing does generally add costs to the project because of the
labor added, but this is not the best choice for the question.
Answer options D and A are incorrect. These are not the valid definitions of crashing.